Episode 394: Simon Yu, CEO and Co-Founder of StormX

In this episode, Mike Townsend speaks with Simon Yu, CEO and Co-Founder of StormX, a mobile app and browser extension that allows anyone to earn Crypto Cashback when they shop online in the form of Bitcoin, Ethereum, Litecoin, DAI, and StormX's native token (STMX). Simon is an entrepreneur and crypto expert who has 10+ years of experience building products in the crypto industry. His entrepreneurial journey started when due to financial constraints he, unfortunately, had to drop out of college, where he started a Korean Taco business to make ends meet. Eventually, after graduating from the University of Washington in 2014, he participated in the Berkley Blockchain Xcelerator held by the University of California in 2020. He co-founded StormX in 2014 and has raised $30M+ to date, from notable investors such as Plug and Play Ventures. The StormX app and extension are free to use and have over 4.5M installs worldwide and to date have paid out USD 5.6M+ rewards in crypto.